Here is an extremely valuable op-ed piece by Bruce Ackerman, a professor of law and political science at Yale:
Mr. Obama may rightly be frustrated by gridlock in Washington, but his assault on the rule of law is a devastating setback for our constitutional order. His refusal even to ask the Justice Department to provide a formal legal pretext for the war on ISIS is astonishing.
In taking this step, Mr. Obama is not only betraying the electoral majorities who twice voted him into office on his promise to end Bush-era abuses of executive authority. He is also betraying the Constitution he swore to uphold.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/opinion/obamas-betrayal-of-the-constitution.html
We are witnessing the slow motion destruction of our republic by a madman who isn't even eligible to hold the office of President.
If this madness is not stopped, we will all regret it ... those of us, that is, who haven't succumbed to it.
By the way, if you are interested another great essay on this and related issues can be found here:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-12/obama%E2%80%99s-isis-war-not-only-illegal-it-makes-george-w-bush-look-constitutional-scholar
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